Departmental Kudos

Distinguished Professor Dr. Bob Kopp has been named a recipient of the American Geophysical Union’s 2026 Ambassador Award. The award honors scientists whose work has had an outstanding societal impact and who have shown exceptional leadership in connecting science with the public and with policy...

Rafa Stavros CottomPlease join us in congratulating Rafa Stavros Cottom on his selection as a Research Lead for the Governor’s STEM Scholars Program, organized by the Research & Development Council of New Jersey, a 501(c)(3) organization.  During the 2026-27 academic year, Rafa will mentor a team...

Congratulations to Rafa Stavros Cottom for having been selected to participate earlier this summer in the International Heat Flow Commission’s second-ever Heat Flow Summer School in Izmir, Türkiye. Hosted by faculty from the GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences in Germany, the program provided...

Congratulations to Jarrod Burges and Zak Jibrin, who have each been named recipients of the IMA-NJU Student Award for IMA 2026, an honor established by Nanjing University to recognize outstanding student participants at this year's International Mineralogical Association General Assembly. IMA 2026 is...

Shaunna Morrison served on NASA’s Martian Dust Limit Working Group, which evaluated a proposed crew exposure standard for martian dust during future human exploration missions. Convened by NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer, the panel reviewed evidence from Mars rover...

Camilla Baumer has been honored as a recipient of the Geological Society of America’s prestigious Lipman Research Award, a distinction that recognizes outstanding graduate research in the geosciences. This award supports her innovative work investigating changes in sedimentary mercury and...

  Kate Hendrickson, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, recently led a Rutgers 4-H Teen Café program, "Mars Rocks: Studying Minerals with the Curiosity Rover." The interactive outreach event engaged 30 high school students in hands-on activities exploring planetary...

Associate Professor Dr. Katherine Bermingham has been elected to a multi-year leadership role for the prestigious Origins of Solar Systems Gordon Research Conference (GRC), serving as Vice Chair in 2027 and Chair in 2029. The Origins of Solar Systems GRC is a premier international forum dedicated...